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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7434171 | Performance control apparatus A variety of performance control mechanisms are disclosed, allowing a user of a processor-based system to adjust performance criteria such as processing speed and fan speed. A performance control apparatus includes one or more user-accessible knobs and a display. Th... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7389302 | Method for generating a structure representation which describes a specific automation system The invention facilitates the creation of a control software for a data processing device of a specific automation system. The method generates a structure representation, describing a specific automation system, from a model structure representation which describes... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7386797 | Framework to model and execute business processes within a collaborative environment A mechanism of specification of business process templates, to capture commonly performed business activities/workflows/projects within a business organization and encourage reuse of best practices. Long transaction workspaces based business process template executi... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7376904 | Automatic generation of programs with GUI controls for interactively setting or viewing values A system and method for automatically (i.e., programmatically) generating a computer program based on program information, such as a prototype, wherein the program includes a graphical user interface (GUI) for specifying input values to or viewing output values from... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7350209 | System and method for application performance management An improved method and system for complex and integrated application performance management which tracks end-to-end computer resource consumption of a first business application workflow in an enterprise system. The first business application workflow may include a ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7280887 | Outsourcing method and system for sheet metal processing industry An outsourcing service center (7) discloses information obtained through outsourcing services for a first sheet metal processing factory (3) to promote sales. A first ordering customer (5) requests a first sheet metal processing factory (3 | 10/09/2007 |
| 7251534 | System and method for communicating device descriptions between a control system and a plurality of controlled devices A system that employs a chosen one of a plurality of presentation selections to present information from a field device. The system has a field device interface that configures the field device in accordance with the chosen presentation selection. A control configur... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7242991 | Workflow control configurator for use with process, factory-floor, environmental, computer aided manufacturing-based or other control system The invention provides improved methods and apparatus for workflow editing. Such methods and apparatus permit, for example, user-defined and/or other tasks to be combined in any combination or combinations to specify a workflow. The tasks can be linked for direct, s... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7221988 | Creation and display of indices within a process plant A process control system uses an asset utilization expert to collect data or information pertaining to the assets of a process plant from various sources or functional areas of the plant including, for example, the process control functional areas, the maintenance f... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7197370 | Method and apparatus for dynamic adjustment of an active sensor list The present invention provides a method and apparatus for dynamic adjustment of an active sensor list. The method includes providing an active sensor list indicative of at least one sensor associated with at least one processing tool, the at least one sensor being c... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7143366 | Graphical compare utility A system and method for displaying two different industrial control module programs in a single view is provided. The graphical compare utility provides a graphical view of a first control program in a first pane and a graphical view of a second control program in a... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7136711 | Facilities management system An embodiment of an access control system is disclosed herein that is easily customized by a user. A user defines cardholders, clearance levels, and logic scripts that dictate how the system will operate. User-entered changes propagate through the system automatical... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7069536 | Method, system, and program for executing a workflow Provided is a method, system, and program for executing a workflow. A workflow class implement methods and objects to provide information on and control of workflows. A work list class implements methods and objects to provide information on and manipulate work item... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7055105 | Drop-enabled tabbed dialogs The mouse cursor is moved over the register of a register dialog once a drop-and-drag action has been initiated, then the register under the mouse cursor is automatically moved to the foreground after a variable time interval, and the contents can thus be seen. Proc... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7051290 | Graphical interface for receiving eyeglass prescription information A high volume lens curing system is described. The high volume lens curing system is configured to cure multiple eyeglass lenses in a continuous manner. The lens curing system includes a computer-implemented method configured to collect prescription information, sav... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7010362 | Tool for configuring and managing a process control network including the use of spatial information The present invention is directed to a tool which includes spatial information for configuring and managing a process control system which conforms to a standard protocol. Such a tool advantageously allows the efficient design and use of a process control system whi... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7010753 | Anticipating drop acceptance indication Permitting or prohibiting a drop is executed at the beginning of the drag-and-drop action initiated by the user, by mouse-clicking on the object to be dragged, for example. Thus, the drag-and-drop action is shown as a visual drop permission or prohibition in the rel... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7010395 | PC-programmed irrigation control system A free-standing field irrigation controller is selectively programmed by a personal computer over a radio link. The computer is equipped with software that displays a screen with seven horizontal time bands representing one day each, arranged vertically to display o... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7000191 | Flowchart programming for industrial controllers, in particular motion controllers A method and a device for graphical programming of industrial controllers, in particular motion controllers where a user is supported with regard to programmable controller functionality as well as with regard to motion functionality. A structured textual language i... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6990381 | Electrically controlled apparatus An electronically controlled apparatus of the present invention includes: an input-output section, which electronically processes and outputs input data; a control section, which electronically controls the input-output section according to operating status data of ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6981226 | Flowchart programming for industrial controllers, in particular motion controllers A method for graphical programming of industrial controllers, in particular motion controllers, that automatically generates suitable graphical elements and respective masks in motion control flowchart notation from user-defined structured text subprograms of a stru... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6973357 | Method and configuration system for producing an application-specific functional module for a programmable controller A method and configuration system are used for producing an application-specific functional module from a predefined functional module for a programmable controller. In this context, a marking device is useable to mask out subfunctions of the predefined functional m... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6965803 | Apparatus and method for commissioning and diagnosing control systems The engineering of automation systems is configured more simply where the functionality of a control system is implemented via an object model. The object model permits the functional interconnection of technological objects. For this purpose, a project browser ensu... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6952808 | Process variable gauge interface and methods regarding same A graphical user interface for providing real-time process information to a user with regard to a process that is operable under control of one or more process variables includes a scale extending along a gauge axis and one or more bars extending along the gauge axi... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6944824 | Method and unit for changing the configuration of an automatic machine A method and unit for changing the configuration of an automatic machine, whereby a user selects a desired end configuration by means of a selection device, and a display device then displays an orderly list of all and only the operations to be performed on the mach... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6928625 | Systems and methods for managing process control in a graphical user interface Systems and methods for managing process control in a graphical user interface are provided. One embodiment is a method for managing process control in a graphical user interface. Briefly described, one such method comprises the steps of: displaying a plurality of o... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6901560 | Process variable generalized graphical device display and methods regarding same A graphical user display for providing real-time process information to a user for a process that is operable under control of one or more process variables is described. The graphical user display includes one or more graphical devices with each graphical device co... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6690981 | System and method for encapsulating user interface code for a graphical program System and method for enabling user interface code to be encapsulated in a sub-program of a graphical program. A node referencing a user interface element of a graphical program may be connected to a node referred to as a "property node". The user may con... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6681138 | Programmable device for distributing electrical control signals to technical equipment The programmable device (V) has terminal connections (610, 620) for electrically connecting the technical equipment (B1 . . . Bm), process signal channels (K1 . . . Km), which can be programmed depending on the application, for the electrical control sign... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6671566 | Process control system and process control program storage medium A process control system for controlling processes has a work flow display for displaying on a screen a work flow in which a plurality of processes constituting a work is represented in form of a diagram. The work flow display displays on the screen the w... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6629008 | Production control system and method for producing air conditioners An order menu that includes a plurality of specifications in respective functional blocks, into which a customized product is divided into, is provided from a factory through Internet. A customer selects a required specification from the order menu to det... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6625505 | Visualization system for technical process data System containing an observation and/or operator's unit (OP) displaying and/or presenting process data (SPC3), and a projection unit (PPC) generating a projection data record (SPC1) which can be loaded into the observation and/or operator's unit via a dat... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6243092 | Transaction flow editing tool A system, method, and article of manufacture for editing visual primitives of a transaction flow used by a transaction processing system. A visual representation of a transaction flow containing visual primitives is accessed from a storage device by a dig... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6091413 | Device setup support system and method and recording medium An HTML file corresponding to the current selected step is displayed by a WWW browser as a display screen 160. A link title 168 represents the preceding step; the link titles are linked with the HTML files corresponding to the preceding steps separately. ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6059842 | System and method for optimizing computer software and hardware A method of optimizing the operation of a computer system in running application programs in accordance with system capabilities, user preferences and configuration parameters of the application program. More specifically, with this invention, an optimizi... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5850221 | Apparatus and method for a graphic user interface in a medical protocol system An apparatus and method for providing a medical protocol graphic user interface is provided. The apparatus and method generates a plurality of graphic images representing a medical treatment plan. The graphic images are presented in a chronological order ... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5821934 | Method and apparatus for providing stricter data type capabilities in a graphical data flow diagram A method and apparatus for providing stricter data types, and stricter data type checking, in a data flow diagram. For numeric data types, a unit data type is associated with the data type. Therefore, if a user desires to change the units from one compati... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5611059 | Prelinked parameter configuration, automatic graphical linking, and distributed database configuration for devices within an automated monitoring/control system A user interface for a control structure comprising a controller, and physical devices coupled to the controller is disclosed. The controller is adapted to control and monitor the physical devices. The user interface is coupled to the controller for displ... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5557549 | Knowledge based diagnostic advisory system and method for an air separation plant This invention is a method and system for troubleshooting a breakdown or malfunction in an industrial plant facility identified by alarm or shutdown signals based upon forming a knowledge base of knowledge elements for providing advice and guidance to the... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5553227 | Method and system for visually programming state information using a visual switch A method and system for visually programming state information using a visual switch. The visual switch has at least one first input, a plurality of second inputs, and at least one output. The method includes the steps of displaying the visual switch on a... | 09/03/1996 |
